| 6 | 4 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 5 | | relating to the compensation of county auditors for certain |
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| 8 | 6 | | counties. |
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| 9 | 7 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 8 | | SECTION 1. Section 152.032(d), Local Government Code, is |
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| 11 | 9 | | amended to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 10 | | (d) The amount of the compensation and allowances of a |
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| 13 | 11 | | county auditor in a county subject to this subsection may be set in |
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| 14 | 12 | | an amount that exceeds the limit established by Subsection (a) if |
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| 15 | 13 | | the compensation and allowances are approved by the commissioners |
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| 16 | 14 | | court of the county. This subsection applies only to: |
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| 17 | 15 | | (1) a county with a population of more than 108,000 and |
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| 18 | 16 | | less than 110,000; |
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| 19 | 17 | | (2) a county with a population of 120,000 or more, |
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| 20 | 18 | | excluding a county subject to Subsection (b); |
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| 21 | 19 | | (3) a county with a population of more than 1,000 and |
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| 22 | 20 | | less than 23,000 that borders the Gulf of Mexico; and |
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| 23 | 21 | | (4) a county that: |
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| 24 | 22 | | (A) borders a county with a population of more |
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| 25 | 23 | | than one million; [subject to Subsection (b)] and |
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| 26 | 24 | | (B) [that] has a population of more than 36,000 |
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| 27 | 25 | | [108,000] and less than 40,000 [110,000]. |
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| 28 | 26 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 29 | 27 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 30 | 28 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 31 | 29 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 32 | 30 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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| 31 | + | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 32 | + | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 33 | + | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 871 passed the Senate on |
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| 34 | + | April 30, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. |
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| 35 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 36 | + | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 37 | + | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 871 passed the House on |
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| 38 | + | May 19, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, |
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| 39 | + | two present not voting. |
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| 40 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 41 | + | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 42 | + | Approved: |
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| 43 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 44 | + | Date |
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| 45 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 46 | + | Governor |
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